The Transportation System Plan (TSP) is a long-range document that guides the expansion and operation of our transportation network for all modes of travel over the next 20 years. The City’s current TSP was adopted in 1999 and is currently being updated to reflect the latest community vision, infrastructure systems, and growth projections.

The project team has worked with the TSP Citizen Advisory Committee to develop recommended transportation system improvements. These include new roadways to support future development, highway crossing improvements for pedestrians, a network of trails to make walking and biking more comfortable, strategies to help support and expand transit service, and much more. Funding for construction of future projects will be limited.

Get involved, tell us what you think

You are invited to come to this open house, discuss the recommendations with the project team, and tell us which projects should be the highest priorities. The project team will consider public input when developing the draft TSP update later this summer.

If you can’t make it in person, you can view all open house materials online here June 15th through June 23rd and provide comments.

For more information or to request special accommodations, contact the City Manager at (541) 929-6148 or chris.workman@philomathoregon.gov

Thank you to everyone who visited the Open House at City Hall on Dec 12th.

We had a ton of great conversations and got some really good comments and feedback from everyone who was there or participated in the virtual open house that closed on Dec. 21st.

Those comments will be incorporated into the finalized versions of the Existing Conditions and Future Conditions memos, and the upcoming project development process. Stay tuned for those documents to be posted in the Document Library.

The project team has recently completed work on the initial phase of the TSP update. This included establishment of goals and objectives, coordination with other local and regional plans, and an evaluation of how the transportation system functions today, as well as 20 years into the future.

Come to the open house and talk with the project team about your ideas for how transportation should be improved in Philomath. Key topics being discussed include:

Transportation goals to work towards over the next 20 years

Areas where transportation system or service improvements are needed

Your ideas for solutions to improve conditions for walking, biking, public transit, driving, and freight movement

The input you provide at the open house will help guide the project team through the next phase, which involves developing a set of recommended projects and programs to improve transportation options and support Philomath’s continued growth through the year 2040. A second open house will follow that effort so we can discuss and improve on these recommendations with the community.

If you can’t make it in person, you can view all open house materials online from December 12 through December 16, and you can always provide comments to the team or through the interactive map.

Accommodations will be provided to persons with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact us in advance of the meeting (see contact info below).

Our public outreach survey is now live, you can share your input below. Public participation is a critical part of this project, and this survey will help us to identify the community’s most valued transportation investments. Please take the time to share your thoughts today.

UPDATE: The survey is now closed, thank you to everyone who participated.